TGC - Course of Study Guide

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Year 12 Units 3 and 4 - Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)

Students completing the Victorian Certificate of Education will be awarded their certificate on the basis of the satisfactory completion of a minimum number of 16 units over their Year 11 and Year 12 years. Entrance into particular tertiary courses will be based on the student’s performance in Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) assessment tasks in each study.

At Year 12, English (or approved “English Study”) remains compulsory, and so a total of four other studies must be selected (ie 8 units). This will mean that most students will have undertaken 22 units by the end of Year 12. A maximum of 4 units (2 subjects) of Design and Creative Art electives may be selected

Assessment of VCE Studies

In simple terms, assessment at Units 1 and 2 level is the school’s responsibility and assessment at Units 3 and 4 level is the responsibility of VCAA. Under the structure of the VCE, a student’s overall level of achievement in most studies is determined from a mix of School Assessed Coursework (SAC) and formal examinations sat under test conditions. In some studies, specifically the Arts, a folio or similar task (SAT) completed over a significant period of time, contribute to the final assessment of the study.

VCE and Tertiary Entrance

Students who satisfactorily complete the VCE, will be awarded a Study Score – out of a possible 50 – for each of the Unit 3 and 4 sequences in which the assessment components have been completed. Following scaling by VTAC, the aggregate of Study Scores contributes to the student’s ATAR score – out of a possible 99.95 and the ATAR score is a significant factor in determining entry to most tertiary courses, providing prerequisite studies have been completed. It is the student’s responsibility, therefore, to ensure that an intended VCE course of studies satisfies the prerequisite studies for tertiary courses in which he/she may wish to gain entry.